MY WIFE, a farmer, grows organic vegetables—acres of them—which she sells through a CSA program. Right around this time of year, her clients start to get overwhelmed with produce. They’ll ask what to ...

Nothing compares to the crisp tang of a really good pickled vegetable. While store-bought pickled veggies are tasty (read about our search for the best store-bought pickles out there), homemade ...

Whether you grow your own jalapenos in the home garden or buy fresh jalapeños from the farmer’s market or grocery store, making pickled jalapenos is an easy way to use up an abundance. This easy quick ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2020. Learning to preserve had long been on my bucket list. No one in my family or the neighborhood had taken me under their canning wing, and it ...

Millennia before Louis Pasteur discovered the bacteria-killing process known as pasteurization, our ravenous forbears found that foods lasted longer if they were treated to various procedures. Before ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Pickling is, first and foremost, a way to ...